FBI: Only 0.35% of Gun Purchasers Using Licensed Dealers Were Criminals

The number of individuals who have attempted to purchases a firearm, who have also been convicted of a crime, represents just 0.35% of all background checks completed by the FBI.

According to data on the FBI's website, since November of 1998, just 590,078 individuals who have been "convicted of a crime punishable by more than one year or a misdemeanor punishable by more than two years" have attempted to purchase firearms using the background check system.